2013 LBCC Softball News

Season
Softball: Former LBCC coach Gasso leads Oklahoma to NCAA Championship
Softball: Former LBCC coach Gasso leads Oklahoma to NCAA Championship

Former Long Beach City College head coach Patty Gasso captured her second NCAA Women’s College World Series National Championship after leading Oklahoma University to a pair of wins over the University of Tennessee in the championship series final.

Softball: Vikings close regular-season with 2-1 loss at Palomar
Softball: Vikings close regular-season with 2-1 loss at Palomar

Long Beach City College closed out the regular-season schedule on Wednesday with a 2-1 loss at Palomar College. With the loss, the Vikings finished in third place in the South Coast Conference standings at 14-7 and 24-15 overall.

Softball: Vikings close SCC schedule with 6-2 loss to No. 3 Mt. SAC
Softball: Vikings close SCC schedule with 6-2 loss to No. 3 Mt. SAC

Long Beach City College freshman Jezeree Misaalefua (pictured) smacked her fourth homerun of the season, but it wasn’t enough as the Vikings suffered a 6-2 South Coast Conference loss to No. 3 state-ranked Mt. San Antonio College on Tuesday at LBCC.

Softball: Shadwell no-hitter, Compton homerun leads LBCC to 1-0 win
Softball: Shadwell no-hitter, Compton homerun leads LBCC to 1-0 win

Freshman pitcher Candice Shadwell (pictured, left) fired her third no-hitter of the season and sophomore centerfielder Shanise Compton (pictured, right) launched her fifth homerun of the season to lead Long Beach City College to a 1-0 win over Rio Hondo College on Friday.

Softball: Shadwell blasts homerun, Long Beach falls 6-2 to Cerritos
Softball: Shadwell blasts homerun, Long Beach falls 6-2 to Cerritos

Freshman pitcher Candice Shadwell (pictured) smacked a solo homerun in the second, but Long Beach City College suffered a 6-2 South Coast Conference loss to visiting Cerritos College on Thursday.

Softball: Long Beach rallies late for 7-6 SCC win over LA Harbor
Softball: Long Beach rallies late for 7-6 SCC win over LA Harbor

The Long Beach City College softball team rallied for a 7-6 South Coast Conference win over visiting Los Angeles Harbor College on Tuesday. Jezeree Misaalefua (pictured) drove in the game-winning run in the fifth for the Vikings.

Softball: Vikings’ four-game winning streak snapped by No. 5 Mt. SAC
Softball: Vikings’ four-game winning streak snapped by No. 5 Mt. SAC

The Long Beach City College softball team saw its four-game winning streak come to an end after an 8-0 South Coast Conference loss to visiting Mt. San Antonio College on Tuesday at LBCC’s Viking Softball Field.

Softball: Misaalefua homerun lifts Vikings to 2-1 win over Pasadena
Softball: Misaalefua homerun lifts Vikings to 2-1 win over Pasadena

Freshman left fielder Jezeree Misaalefua smashed a two-run homerun in the bottom of the sixth inning to help propel Long Beach City College to a 2-1 South Coast Conference win over visiting Pasadena City College on Tuesday.

Softball: Vikings’ four-game winning streak snapped with loss to Cerritos
Softball: Vikings’ four-game winning streak snapped with loss to Cerritos

Long Beach City College suffered its first South Coast Conference loss of the season after losing 10-2 in six innings to visiting Cerritos College on Thursday. Victoria Padilla (pictured) went 2 for 3 with a RBI single to lead the Vikings at the plate.

Softball: Long Beach cruises to 8-0 mercy-rule win over El Camino
Softball: Long Beach cruises to 8-0 mercy-rule win over El Camino

Freshman Melissa Yepez (pictured) went 3 for 3 with 2 RBI while freshman Candice Shadwell allowed just two early hits in a complete-game effort to lead Long Beach City College to an 8-0 five-inning win over visiting El Camino College on Wednesday.

Softball: Long Beach falls to top-ranked Cypress, 10-2
Softball: Long Beach falls to top-ranked Cypress, 10-2

Long Beach City College suffered a 10-2 non-conference loss to visiting No. 1 state-ranked Cypress College on Wednesday at the Viking Softball Field. Freshman Jezeree Misaalefua (pictured) smashed a RBI double in the second.

Softball: Long Beach edges LA Valley 6-5 in season opener
Softball: Long Beach edges LA Valley 6-5 in season opener

The Long beach City College softball team opened up the 2013 season on a winning note thanks to a 6-5 non-conference victory over visiting Los Angeles Valley College on Wednesday at LBCC. Eileen Rivera (pictured) went 2 for 3 with a double, RBI, one walk, and a stolen base in the win.